Total Crime Rate

150.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Adelaide Close area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Forest , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Horsham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Adelaide Close (RH12 4ZP) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 205.9% higher than the Forest average (49.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Close (RH12 4ZP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fitzalan Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Adelaide Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roffye Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Innes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzalan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzalan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hollies Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Way
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godwin Way
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Haven Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Laughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spooners Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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